Label



Patented ov. 1a, 1929 UNITED .STATES 'OFFICE J FBED H. COOMBS, LYNN,MASSACHUSET TS, ASSIGNORVTO FORBES LITHOGRAPH MAN- UFACTURING COMPANY,BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CORPORATION OF MASSA- CHUSETTS LABEL Applicationfiled May 27,

This invention relates to labels of the kind secured about packages ofcommodities and' the object is to provide an improvement in theconstruction of such labels Whereby their appearance will not beimpaired' by inaccuracies in application.

My invention will be well understood i reference to the followingdescription taken in Connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:V

F ig. l is a plan view of a labelembodying my invention; and

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a carton ha.ving a label applied theretobut with part broken away, this figure being on a larger scale than Fig.1.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have there shown in a schematiomanner a label 3 V lithographed in suitable COlOI'S and adapted to bewrapped around a can or Carton 5, as indicated in Fig. 2, with the endslapping and adhesively secured together. Grdinary printeI S ink andlithographer s inks are, however, resistant to adhesive and it istherefore at one end of the label to receive the glue or other adhesiveand over which the other end of the label is lapped and to which it is:Eastened. If, however, the label is not applied with entire accuraoyand the ends are slightly out of registration in the manner illus Sincethis V 1926; SeraI m, 112,018Q

9, the upper one in the fignre, is exposed beyond the margin of theoverlying end and as it matches the same in color it is not noticed as aoontrasting white margin would be.

In'referring to the label as printed I mean by prmtmg any method ofproviding color or decoration which so alters the character of 'thepaper as to make it resistant to adhesive.

I have described in detail the embodiment of my invention illustrated.in the accompanying drawing. What I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent I shall ex press in the following claim.

Claim:

A printe'd label having ends of equalwidth adapted to be 'adhesivelySecured together to secure the label in encircling relation about apackage, said label having at one end on its'outer 'face an unprintedportion of less width than said end providing for the application ofadhesive thereto and adapted to underlie the other end of the label,said part being bordered at the sides with printed marginls matching themargins of-the overlying enc.

name to this specification.

FRED H. COOMBS.

tracting greatly from the appearance of the v article; v

In accordance with my invention I utilize an uncolored or white'endportion 7' on the label of less width than the label itself. I may makethe label as shown of uniform width throughout but I eXtend the printingof the margin from end to" end, leaving along one end the unprintedspace 7 bordered at each edge by narrow printed portions 9, matching thecorresponding edges of th' other or overlying end. An adhesive oint ofsubstantially the width of the label is pro-

